These are not your grandfather's zombies

Rating: 8/10 (6 July 2003)

As a fan of Romero's dead films, I always look for new incarnations of the zombie horror genre. Here, in "28 Days Later," is a really fresh look at it.
More than a movie about zombies, this movie is a post-apocalyptic vision. The characters are compelling. The script is harrowing. The special effects are chilling. The cinematography is disorienting.
But the zombies themselves are quite horrifying in themselves. Not the usual stumblebum walking corpses. In fact, they seem to possess rather agile movement and almost super speed.
Also an updated concept is the idea that these so-called zombies are not really walking dead, but enraged, cannibilistic, living people, who are "infected" with a virus, aptly named "rage." In these days of chemical and bio-weapon fear, this seems all-too-plausible.
For those seeking a secret message, an allegory perhaps... I imagine there are metaphors tucked away in this film. I will leave that for others to comment upon. For me, simply on the level of action-adventure-horror, I got my fill.
If it is excitement you seek, look no further.